Senior Software Engineer, Identity Intelligence

The Identity Intelligence team is at the forefront of redefining digital trust by delivering innovative solutions that empower fraud and risk teams with unparalleled, multidimensional insights into user identities. Through advanced data engineering and Sift’s expansive Global Data Network, the team makes it possible to detect and prevent fraud with greater accuracy and operational efficiency. Identity Intelligence transforms complex global risk data into actionable, intuitive profiles, accelerating confident decision-making and optimizing manual reviews for some of the world’s leading brands. Join a mission-driven group dedicated to setting new industry standards in identity-centric security and AI-powered fraud prevention  

What we’re looking for

As a senior software engineer, you will work closely with product managers and other engineering teams to deliver projects on time and mentor engineers on the team. You are an experienced engineer who has built scalable distributed systems and are equally adept at understanding concurrency problems as you are at just getting things done. 

What you’ll do

• Build highly scalable, distributed services that can handle hundreds of millions of events per day.

• Partner with product management to help scope and shape project requirements.

• Implement engineering solutions to address complex customer needs at scale.

• Collaborate with other engineers within the team as well as across other engineering teams

• Help evolve and improve our engineering practices.

• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, diagrams, code comments and maintain good code hygiene.

Technologies we use: Java, Apache Flink, GCP (Dataflow, Spanner, BigTable, BigQuery), Kafka, DropWizard, gRPC, Snowflake.

What would make you a strong fit

• 7+ years of experience building distributed backend systems in Java.

• 3+ years designing and delivering highly available services.

• Proven track record with scalable public API design and maintenance.

• Deep expertise with large-scale NoSQL databases (e.g., HBase, Cassandra, Bigtable).

• Strong foundation in data structures, distributed algorithms, and async architectures.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), deployment, and infrastructure management.

• Skilled in building data-intensive applications using data warehouse tech (e.g., Snowflake).

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; team-oriented mindset.

• Bachelor's in CS, Math, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive Compensation: Includes financial rewards, annual 5% bonus, and stock options;

• Health Insurance Stipend: Support for your medical and health related needs;

• Sports and Wellness Stipend: Encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle;

• Work From Home Stipend: Support in creating a productive home office setup;

• Education Reimbursement: books, education courses, and conferences to support your professional growth;

• Mental Health Days: Additional paid day offs to prioritize your well-being;

• Language and Public Speaking Development: English courses and social activities within the company to enhance your communication skills.

A little about us

Sift is the AI-powered fraud platform securing digital trust for leading global businesses. Our deep investments in machine learning and user identity, a data network scoring 1 trillion events per year, and a commitment to long-term customer success empower more than 700 customers to grow fearlessly. Brands including DoorDash, Yelp, and Poshmark rely on Sift to unlock growth and deliver seamless consumer experiences. Visit us at sift.com and follow us on LinkedIn.